Forest Service braces for cuts

Federal Times: Persistent drought and an infestation of tree-killing insects have left broad swaths of the country vulnerable to unusually fierce wildfires for the second straight year just as the U.S. Forest Service is dealing with cuts in its fire-fighting budget.

Areas most at risk include southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, the eastern Rockies and Florida, according to the federal government’s most recent fire analysis.

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